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[Southern Pine Lumber Company Self-Stoking Sawmill Boilers]
Photograph of a Southern Pine Lumber Company worker in front of company self-stoking sawmill boilers.
[Southern Pine Lumber Company Shed Interior]
Photograph of the interior of a Southern Pine Lumber Company shed showing stacked lumber and various workers. This could be the dry shed or the dressed lumber shed.
[Southern Pine Lumber Company Slip Tongue Log Skidder and Team]
Photograph of a high-wheeled, slip-tongue log skidder with its teams and driver. The driver would straddle the cart over felled logs, where dangling tongs would be positioned to raise the end of a log off the ground when the mules pulled the tongue forward, allowing the log to "skid" along under the cart's rolling wheels.
[Southern Pine Lumber Company Tennis Court]
Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company tennis court and club at play, while showing the lumber yard in the background. The company had an athletic society that was open to young men who held semiexecutive positions such as office workers. Baseball was another focus of the society.
[Southern Pine Lumber Company White Oak Boards]
Photograph of four white oak boards manufactured by the Southern Pine Lumber Company. The boards measure 2" x 19" x 16'.
[Southern Pine Lumber Company Worker at a Sawmill Steam Engine]
Photograph of a Southern Pine Lumber Company worker at a Corliss steam engine in one of the company sawmills. The engine was built by Filer & Stowell Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
[Southern Pine Lumber Company Worker with Record Books]
Photograph of a Southern Pine Lumber Company worker at a table with record books. It appears that he is placing a seal on a document or binding a book. This is likely in the Texarkana, Arkansas main office.
[Southern Pine Lumber Company Workers with Lumber Carts]
Photograph of Southern Pine Lumber Company workers with loaded lumber carts. Company housing can be seen in the background.
[Stacked Lath near the Dry Kilns]
Photograph of dried stacked lath sitting in front of the Southern Pine Lumber Company dry kilns.
[Stacked Lumber near a Shed, Possibly the Dry Shed]
Photograph of a stack of lumber outside of what is possibly the Southern Pine Lumber Company dry shed.
[Star Hotel]
Photograph of the Star Hotel in Diboll, Texas. The hotel was built by 1903 and generally accommodated office personnel and traveling salesmen. It is where Southern Pine Lumber Company founder T. L. L. Temple stayed when visiting Diboll from Texarkana, Arkansas prior to the company library being built adjacent to the commissary circa 1908. The Star Hotel was remembered for its large dining room which fed up to thirty people at one time. The closure date is unknown but by 1939 the building had been torn down.
[Star Hotel - 2]
Photograph of Diboll's Star Hotel, which was located across the Southern Pacific railroad tracks from the commissary. The hotel was built by 1903 and generally accommodated office personnel and traveling salesmen. It is where Southern Pine Lumber Company founder T. L. L. Temple stayed when visiting Diboll from Texarkana, Arkansas prior to the company library being built adjacent to the commissary circa 1908. The Star Hotel was remembered for its large dining room which fed up to thirty people at one time. The closure date is unknown but by 1939 the building had been torn down.
[Steam Skidder and Crew]
Photograph of a Southern Pine Lumber Company steam skidder and crew. Tongs at the ends of the skidder's cables were attached to cut logs and dragged to the railroad right of way where they would later be loaded onto rail cars.
[Steam Skidder and Crew - 2]
Photograph of a Southern Pine Lumber Company steam skidder and crew posing for a photograph.
[Steam Skidder and Crew - 3]
Photograph of a Southern Pine Lumber Company steam skidder crew posing for a photograph in front of the steam skidder. Note the tools the men are holding.
[Texas South-Eastern Railroad Company Right of Way]
Photograph of a section of the Texas South-Eastern Railroad Company right of way, three miles west of Diboll.
[Texas South-Eastern Railroad Engine 1]
Photograph of the Texas South-Eastern Railroad Company engine 1 at Vair station, Trinity County, Texas. Engine 1 was 4-4-0 steam locomotive built by Dickson Manufacturing Company circa 1884. It was original operated by either the Houston, East & West Texas Railway or the Kansas & Gulf Shortline. The TSE may have acquired it in 1898. The TSE railroad was founded in 1900 by the same owners of Southern Pine Lumber Company and served the company's logging operations. It also provided passenger service from Diboll to Lufkin until 1942.
[Texas South-Eastern Railroad Engine 3]
Photograph of Texas South-Eastern Railroad engine 3. Note the split wood fuel in the tender and the brakemen on the wooden car roofs. The TSE railroad was founded in 1900 by the same owners of Southern Pine Lumber Company and served the company's logging operations. It also provided passenger service from Diboll to Lufkin until 1942.
[Texas South-Eastern Railroad Engine 3 at the Southern Pine Lumber Company Mill Pond]
Photograph of Texas South-Eastern Railroad engine 3 ready to unload logs into the Southern Pine Lumber Company mill pond. The photograph shows how mill pond workers would release the chained logs using poles. The TSE railroad was founded in 1900 by the same owners of Southern Pine Lumber Company and served the company's logging operations. It also provided passenger service from Diboll to Lufkin until 1942.
[Texas South-Eastern Railroad Engine 3 near Blix]
Photograph of the Texas South-Eastern Railroad engine 3 along the right of way near Blix station, western Angelina County, Texas. Engine 3 was a Baldwin 2-6-0 steam locomotive that was believed to be originally built for the Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railway. It was later sold to mining operations in Uvalde, Texas in 1939. The TSE railroad was founded in 1900 by the same owners of Southern Pine Lumber Company and served the company's logging operations. It also provided passenger service from Diboll to Lufkin until 1942.
[Texas South-Eastern Railroad Engine 4]
Photograph of Texas South-Eastern Railroad engine 4 pulling a Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway freight car, a TSE caboose, and twelve cars of pine logs. Ed Baucum is the engineer. Engine 4 was a Baldwin 4-6-0 steam locomotive that the TSE purchased in March 1904 from the Ragley Lumber Company for $3,500. It was sold to the Lufkin, Hemphill and Gulf Railway in November 1921. The TSE railroad was founded in 1900 by the same owners of Southern Pine Lumber Company and served the company's logging operations. It also provided passenger service from Diboll to Lufkin until 1942.
[Texas South-Eastern Railroad Engine 4 - Broadside]
Photograph of a broadside view of the Texas South-Eastern Railroad engine 4. Engine 4 was a Baldwin 4-6-0 steam locomotive that the TSE purchased in March 1904 from the Ragley Lumber Company for $3,500. It was sold to the Lufkin, Hemphill and Gulf Railway in November 1921. The TSE railroad was founded in 1900 by the same owners of Southern Pine Lumber Company and served the company's logging operations. It also provided passenger service from Diboll to Lufkin until 1942.
[Texas South-Eastern Railroad Engine 5]
Photograph of the Texas South-Eastern Railroad engine 5 at Blix station along the TSE right of way in western Angelina County, Texas. Engine 5 was a Baldwin 4-6-0 steam locomotive built in 1905. It was later sold to Urbana Gravel Company of Urbana and scrapped in 1954. The TSE railroad was founded in 1900 by the same owners of Southern Pine Lumber Company and served the company's logging operations. It also provided passenger service from Diboll to Lufkin until 1942.
[Texas South-Eastern Railroad Engine 5 near Blix]
Photograph of the Texas South-Eastern Railroad engine 5 near Blix with railroad track construction workers. A Lidgerwood sits in front of engine 5 and a Bucyrus steam shovel is seen in the background. This is in western Angelina County, Texas.
[Texas South-Eastern Railroad Engine 6]
Photograph of Texas South-Eastern Railroad engine 6, probably in Trinity County near camp 2. American Lumberman identifies this as a switch engine. Engine 6 was a Baldwin 2-6-0 steam locomotive built in 1905 for Southern Pine Lumber Company and later transferred to Temple Lumber Company of Pineland, Texas, which was Southern Pine's "sister" operation.
[Texas South-Eastern Railroad Engine 7]
Photograph of Texas South-Eastern Railroad Company's engine 7 and a train of twenty cars of pine logs. Engine 7 was a 4-6-0 Baldwin locomotive built new for the TSE in 1906. It was later sold to Sand & Gravel Company of Columbus, Texas in 1938. The TSE railroad was founded in 1900 by the same owners of Southern Pine Lumber Company and served the company's logging operations. It also provided passenger service from Diboll to Lufkin until 1942.
[Texas South-Eastern Railroad Engine 7 at the Mill Pond]
Photograph of Texas South-Eastern Railroad Company engine 7 with a train of log cars beside the Southern Pine Lumber Company sawmill 1 mill pond. The sawmill is shown in the background.
[Texas South-Eastern Railroad Engine 7 - Broadside]
Photograph of a broadside view of the Texas South-Eastern Railroad engine 7, pulling Southern Pacific freight car 65087 and showing railroad workers. Engine 7 was a 4-6-0 Baldwin locomotive built new for the TSE in 1906. It was later sold to Sand & Gravel Company of Columbus, Texas in 1938. The TSE railroad was founded in 1900 by the same owners of Southern Pine Lumber Company and served the company's logging operations. It also provided passenger service from Diboll to Lufkin until 1942.
[Texas South-Eastern Railroad Engine 7 "Dozier" Work]
Photograph of Texas South-Eastern Railroad engine 7 and men performing "dozier" work on the right of way. Engine 7 was a 4-6-0 Baldwin locomotive built new for the TSE in 1906. It was later sold to Sand & Gravel Company of Columbus, Texas in 1938. The TSE railroad was founded in 1900 by the same owners of Southern Pine Lumber Company and served the company's logging operations. It also provided passenger service from Diboll to Lufkin until 1942.
[Texas South-Eastern Railroad Engine 7 Log Train]
Photograph of nineteen log cars pulled by Texas South-Eastern Railroad engine 7, located at a switch west of the sawmill. This is possibly in Angelina County, Texas.
[Texas South-Eastern Railroad Engine 8]
Photograph of the Texas South-Eastern Railroad engine 8 at Vair station, Trinity County, Texas. Engine 8 was a Shay locomotive built by the Lima Locomotive Works in March 1907. It was built new for the TSE and Southern Pine Lumber Company. The TSE railroad was founded in 1900 by the same owners of Southern Pine Lumber Company and served the company's logging operations. It also provided passenger service from Diboll to Lufkin until 1942.
[Texas South-Eastern Railroad Engine 8 in the Woods]
Photograph of the Texas South-Eastern Railroad engine 8 pulling a train of hardwood logs and McGiffert log loader 3. These logs were cut from the J. M. Walker league in Trinity County. The engine workers pose for the photograph. Engine 8 was a Shay locomotive built by the Lima Locomotive Works in March 1907. It was built new for the TSE and Southern Pine Lumber Company. The TSE railroad was founded in 1900 by the same owners of Southern Pine Lumber Company and served the company's logging operations. It also provided passenger service from Diboll to Lufkin until 1942.
[Texas South-Eastern Railroad Engines 1, 2, and 3]
Photograph of Texas South-Eastern Railroad engines 1, 2 and 3. The TSE railroad was founded in 1900 by the same owners of Southern Pine Lumber Company and served the company's logging operations. It also provided passenger service from Diboll to Lufkin until 1942.
[Texas South-Eastern Railroad Lumber Freight Train]
Photograph of Texas South-Eastern Railroad engine 7 pulling a 14 car train of loaded lumber and tagged with Southern Pine Lumber Company signs. Sawmill 1, or the yellow pine mill, is shown in the background.
[Texas South-Eastern Railroad Office]
Photograph of the Texas South-Eastern Railroad Company office in Diboll, Texas.
[Texas South-Eastern Railroad Office Interior]
Photograph of the interior of the Texas South-Eastern Railroad Company office. General manager W. J. Raef sits behind the desk with an unidentified assistant in the foreground. Note the telephone, electric light, heater, and a safe. Raef was general manager as early as 1903 but left the railroad in early 1908.
[Texas South-Eastern Railroad Track Laying Crew]
Photograph of a Texas South-Eastern Railroad track crew laying the cross ties for a new right of way through the woods to access Southern Pine Lumber Company timber.
[Thomas Lewis Latane Temple]
Photograph of Thomas Lewis Latane Temple, the founder and owner of the Southern Pine Lumber Company and Texas South-Eastern Railroad Company, seen in the company's main office in Texarkana, Arkansas. This view is looking from L. D. Gilbert's office, who at this time was the secretary and treasurer.
[Thomas Lewis Latane Temple - 2]
Photograph of Thomas Lewis Latane Temple, the founder and owner of the Southern Pine Lumber Company and Texas South-Eastern Railroad Company, seen in the company's main office in Texarkana, Arkansas.
[Thomas Lewis Latane Temple Home - from North]
Photograph of the Thomas Lewis Latane Temple home at 302 E 5th St., Texarkana, Arkansas. This view is from the north. Temple was the founder and owner of the Southern Pine Lumber Company and Texas South-Eastern Railroad Company. The house is no longer standing.
[Thomas Lewis Latane Temple Home - from West]
Photograph of the Thomas Lewis Latane Temple home at 302 E 5th St., Texarkana, Arkansas. Temple was the founder and owner of the Southern Pine Lumber Company and the Texas South-Eastern Railroad Company. The house is no longer standing.
[Tie Wacker and Ox Team]
Photograph of a Southern Pine Lumber Company tie whacker and a team of eight long horned oxen. The tie whacker would cut logs into railroad ties in the woods. This photograph is likely in Trinity County, Texas.
[Timber Stacked in the Woods]
Photograph of freshly cut timber stacked in the woods.
[Two Hardwood Log Cars]
Photograph of two rail cars loaded with hardwood timber near the Southern Pine Lumber Company sawmills.
[Unidentified Building, Possibly in Texarkana, Arkansas]
Photograph of an unidentified two story building along the railroad tracks, possibly in Texarkana, Arkansas, 1903.
[Unloading Pine Timber into the Mill Pond]
Photograph of Southern Pine Lumber Company mill pond workers unloading pine timber into the mill pond. Workers would disconnect the chains and logs would roll into the pond.
[Unloading Pine Timber into the Mill Pond - 2]
Photograph of Southern Pine Lumber Company mill pond workers unloading pine timber into the mill pond. The workers would disconnect the chains and logs would roll into the pond.
[W. J. Raef Home]
Photograph of the W. J. Raef home in Diboll. Raef was the vice president and general manager of the Texas South-Eastern Railroad Company.
[Water Tower at Sunset]
Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company's new water tower at sunset. The lumber yard is to the left of the tower and a sawmill is on the right. The water tower was used for fire protection and held 40,000 gallons.
[White Oak and Gum Timber, Trinity County, Texas]
Photograph of white oak timber and gum timber on the northeast corner of the J. M. Walker league in Trinity County, Texas. This location is 16 miles northwest of Diboll. Southern Pine Lumber Company woods boss John A. Massingill is on horseback in the center.
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